Francesco Brack-Papa
This picture was taken in August/September 1919
at the ELTA Air Traffic Exhibition in Amsterdam.Collection of Rob Mulder, 1-4-07

The following photos are taken from the books Cento aeroplani e un grande cuore (One hundred airplanes and a great heart) -
Artioli Editore Milano - Modena 1969 and Gente dell'Aria 2 (People of air 2) - Editoriale Olimpia. The writer of the books is Giorgio
Evangelisti.

Pioneer of the Italian Air Force. He was born on September 4, 1891 in Corio {Turin - Italy).
He was in France at the flying schools of Aberieu and Loyettes in the years 1909 and 1910.
He was granted his French Pilot's Licence, Number 988 and Italian 146, in August 11, 1912 for a
biplane, in Buc (France).
He came back to Italy for the draft and he returned again to France with other pilot cadets to the
Farman School of Versailles (Paris) where he achieved the military pilot's licence on June 10, 1913. He was the first Italian military
pilot.
He accomplished the following records and raids:
* the Italian height record on July 19, 1913 (m 3.050) by Farman 12;
* the height record on 1915 (m 4.000);
* the height record with a passenger on
1916 (m 6.150);

Fiat B R - May 21, 1919
Height record with three passengers
Brack-Papa is in uniform with hands in his pockets.Collection of Giovanni Giorgetti, 4-11-05

* the height record with three passengers on 1919
(m 7.250) by airplane
FIAT B.R. 700 HP;
* the speed world record with a passenger
{km 270 per hour) on 1919 by
airplane FIAT B.R. 700 HP;
* Turin - Rome (2 hr. and 15 min.) on 1919;
* Rome - Paris non-stop flight with the Mont Blanc's
crossing
(km 1.300);
* Paris - London - Brussels -Amsterdam;
* the speed world record with four passengers
(km 260 per hour) by
airplane FIAT B.R. 700 HP;
* the Cup "Deutsch de la Meurthe" with speed world
record of 100 km
(300 km per hour) on 1921 ;
* the Cup Baracca on 1921 ;
* the Meeting of Nice on 1922;
* the Speed Match against Sadi Lecointe and the
Silver Cup of the
Aereo Club de la Còte d'Azur on 1922;
* Turin - Strasburg (two hours) with the Monte Rosa's
crossing on 1922;
* The "Meeting d'Epinal" (France) organized by René Fonk on 1922;
* The Great Silver Cup of Aero Club des Vosges (France) on 1922;
* The speed race Epinal - Strasburg (France) on 1922;
* Strasburg - Milan (1 hr. and 50 min.) with the crossing
of the Swiss
Alps on 1922;
* the second at the Cup "Deutsch de la Meurthe on 1922;
* the speed world record (km 357 per hour) by airplane
FIAT 800 HP on
1922;
* the participation in the raid through France and Italy
with the squadron
of the French captain Madon by
a patrol of B. R. airplanes on 1923;
* the participation in the raid Turin - Paris - Brussels -
London - Paris -
* Turin with the squadron leader
Arturo Ferrarin on 1925;

* the participation in the cruise Rome - London -
Amsterdam - Berlin -
Rome in command of Italo Balbo on 1928.
He was decorated with a medal for military valour and with a gold medal for
long navigation.
He was an Air Force General. He was the Italian Air Force's head test pilot
from 1930 to 1936.
He died on January 12, 1973 in Turin.

FIGHTER, SCOUT AND BOMBER PLANESTURIN - JOINT-STOCK COMPANY FOR AERONAUTICAL
CONSTRUCTION ING.O.POMILIO & C."I found this poster for Pomilio aeroplanes.
The date is 1915. Francesco Brack-Papa flew in these aeroplanes."Photo & text from Giovanni Giorgetti, 12-5;-06

ONLINE RESOURCES

If you search for "Francesco Brack-Papa,", using the Google search engine, (1-15-05), you will
find only one link.

The website is primarily devoted to the story of Francesco Pinedo, but this page offers a
comprehensive revue of the aeronautical policy. It includes a paragraph which mentions that Francesco Brack-Papa was the leader of
the project. You can access the page by clicking on the title above.
If time permits, I suggest that you visit the homepage by clicking on "HOME," which you will find on
the left side of the page, and enjoy the fascinating story of Francesco Pinedo. For a quick review of his life and career, you can visit
his page on my website by clicking on:

Description:
You will find a complete description of the book, as well as a biography of the author, on the
Editoriale Olimpia website. (4-15-05). If you read Italian, you can access the page by clicking on: